When Johnny Morgan began working at an esteemed local cafe last month, his employers “could not have been happier” about their decision to hire the 22 year old barista.
Barista With No Tattoos or Piercings Not Taken Seriously by Discerning Customers
Category: Staff Drama
New Hire Having Difficulty Navigating Appropriate Volume At Which To Mock Customers
Paul Breckenridge may have only started working at a local cafe last week, but his presence has been widely felt by employees and customers alike.
Finicky Espresso Forces Barista Into Fourth Dimension
After a solid hour of unsuccessfully dialing in a naturally processed coffee from Guji, Ethiopia, Brent Feelmore noticed something weird.
Coffee Shop Serves Doppio But Unsure What It Does
A small group of baristas in a coffee shop just outside a local mall are trying to shake things up in their coffee-traditional city.
Breaking News: Cafe Owner Just Pulled Into Parking Lot
This piece is dedicated to Weihong Zhang, our excellent Patreon supporter whom we love and appreciate. By Josh Rank ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Breaking news. Story will be updated as events unfold. 4:33 P.M. Brenda Halbock, barista at a popular family-owned cafe, told reporters she saw a black hatchback pull into the lot. Yes, she’s sure it was a hatchback, but…
Barista Pretends to Initial Checklist Items for Third Straight Day
This piece is dedicated to Umeko Motoyoshi, our excellent Patreon supporter whom we love and appreciate. By Josh Rank COLUMBUS, OH– Part-time barista Kyle Fleming set a personal record this afternoon by marking items off the closing checklist without actually doing them for the third consecutive day. “I really thought I was pushing it with two days in a row,”…
Debate Sparks After New Hire Poses Hypothetical Iced Cappuccino Order
This piece is dedicated to Umeko Motoyoshi, our excellent Patreon supporter whom we love and appreciate. By Eric Dong KAILUA-KONA, HI— Chaos broke out at a local cafe today after new hire and ex-Starbucks employee Gabriel Scott posed a hypothetical scenario in which a guest orders an iced cappuccino, sparking a loud and heated debate. Although the conflict began mid-shift,…
Barista Terrified for Life After Losing Distribution Screw
This piece is dedicated to Weihong Zhang, our excellent Patreon supporter whom we love and appreciate. By Lanny Huang DETROIT, MI— At approximately 8:26pm last Sunday, sources reported that local barista Miles Thomas lost a distribution screw down the drain at the coffee shop where he’d just started working during a solo closing shift. “It happened so fast,”…
New Cafe Hire Admits Love of Iced Cappuccinos, Immediately Regrets It
By Camillia Nazanin This piece is dedicated to Velton Ross, our most excellent Patreon supporter without whom we couldn’t do this. ST. LOUIS, MO— Leila Quinn, a recent hire at a bustling St. Louis cafe, received a slew of negative feedback from coworkers after casually revealing her preference for iced cappuccinos. Previously a barista at Starbucks, Quinn was…
Roaster Receives Pushback for Vacation Request
LOS ANGELES, CA— Local roaster Brian Mendez has received some pushback this morning after requesting four days off in January; even more troubling, our sources say he’s not alone in this experience. “I asked for a week off in January, you know, giving them a couple months notice,” he told our reporters. “My manager was like, who’s going…